Coronation Street reaches 10,000 episodes with hour long special
The ITV Granada soap marks its historic episode with an illuminating trip to Blackpool.
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ITV celebrate Corrie star Sue Nicholls
Telly Today: Monday October 21st sees a celebration of one of Coronation Street’s best-loved performers.
Radio 2 celebrate Tony Hatch’s 80th birthday
Ken Bruce will host a special edition of Friday Night is Music Night wishing a very happy 80th birthday to one of the country’s greatest songwriters, Tony Hatch.
Sophie Thompson joins Coronation Street
The Four Weddings and a Funeral actress will play a ‘quirky medium’ in the ITV saga.
Lost Crossroads sequences to be screened
Misplaced sections of iconic ATV soap ‘Crossroads’ will be shown for the first time in more than 50 years in Birmingham this weekend.
Sue Nicholls recalls Crossroads role for ITV
Sue Nicholls is to look back at her time on the UK’s first daily American style daytime soap – Crossroads – on ITV next week.
Test your Kings Oak knowledge with the Crossroads Quiz Book
It ran for over 4500 episodes, became ITV’s top rating daytime programme and even beat prime time Coronation Street in the ratings. Loved by its loyal viewers – hated by critics – Crossroads was for nearly 25 years the UK’s first ‘true’ soap, now you can test your knowledge of the Midland saga.
Doctor Who and Crossroads’ Norman Jones dies
Actor Norman Jones has died aged 78. In the sixties he became best known as Milkman Ralph Palmer in ITV soap Crossroads, and later starred in 15 episodes of cult BBC sci-fi drama Doctor Who. (pictured left in 1965 with Crossroads co-star Sue Nicholls.)
They were in Crossroads?
25 Years ago on Easter Monday, April 4th 1988, the UK’s third most watched soap ended. For most of its life it had been the UK’s second most watched saga behind Coronation Street – an amazing feat considering it was a daytime series, and aired at different times across the country. During its run Crossroads played host to many faces who either had been big stars or went onto primetime
ATV Icon: Sue Nicholls
With Sue Nicholls currently part of another major storyline in Coronation Street, we take a look at the life and work of the actress behind Weatherfield’s Audrey Roberts.